Jules
French form of Julius, a Roman family name of debated origin sometimes tied to the Greek ioulos, 'downy-bearded'. In English it also serves as a short form of Julian.
Jules in 2025
Jules was given to 219 babies in the United States in 2025 — 131 boys and 88 girls, making it the 2,086th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 15,139 babies born.
The history of Jules
Jules reached its highest point in 2020, when 221 babies were given the name, ranking 2,050th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 848th, in 1881.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 11,467 babies have been named Jules. Half of them were born before 1967, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation X.
Jules by decade
| Decade | Babies named Jules | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 141 | 848 |
| 1890s | 152 | 1,049 |
| 1900s | 191 | 1,149 |
| 1910s | 1,003 | 946 |
| 1920s | 1,214 | 1,034 |
| 1930s | 1,005 | 1,060 |
| 1940s | 904 | 1,271 |
| 1950s | 766 | 1,591 |
| 1960s | 493 | 2,327 |
| 1970s | 442 | 2,738 |
| 1980s | 516 | 2,880 |
| 1990s | 669 | 2,893 |
| 2000s | 1,154 | 2,338 |
| 2010s | 1,615 | 2,182 |
| 2020s | 1,202 | 2,050 |
Where Jules is heading
Jules has risen 36% over the past decade, from 161 babies in 2015 to 219 in 2025.
Names like Jules
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Jules.